Year: 2024

Atmore News

Bratt Elementary donates to Relay For Life
Students at Bratt Elementary School raised more than $1,400 for Relay For Life recently. Students purchased strips of duct tape for the Stuck for a Buck fundraiser, then proceeded to tape principal Amy McCrory, coach Matt Blackburn and custodian Johnnie Ellis to the wall. Members of the Relay For Life committee visited Bratt Elementary last Friday for the check presentation, from left, BES parent volunteer Lori Diller, Emilie Craft, Jodi…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
John and Peggy James retire
Andy and Heather James Walker with their son Andrew and daughter Ellison, Brad James, John and Peggy James, Jodi and Ryan James By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher John and Peggy James celebrated their recent retirement with a reception at Encore at the Strand Saturday evening, February 17.They decided it was time to retire in 2023, and David Schutz of Hartford, Ala., became the new owner of Atmore Insurance Services December 1,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 months ago
Obituaries, week of February 21, 2024
Phillip Burke Victor, Sr. Mr. Phillip Burke Victor, Sr.; age 69, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Flomaton, Ala. He resided most of his life in McDavid, Fla. and has lived the last five years in Flomaton. He attended Byrneville Community Church. He worked as a carpenter for many years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved playing music with a harmonica. He enjoyed spending time with…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Back to jail
No new charges,but Digmon ‘reprocessed’ into ECDC Digmon leaves the jail after being booked again. Digmon Atmore News Staff Although no new charges were filed against her and she didn’t have to spend any time behind bars, a legal technicality forced Atmore News Publisher and Co-owner Sherry Digmon — who also represents District 6 on the county school board — to go through the Escambia County Detention Center booking process…
by Atmore News access_time9 months ago
Digmon, Fletcher invited to speak at Berkeley
By Atmore News Staff Atmore News publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher — both arrested last October for allegedly revealing grand jury secrets — have been invited to speak about the experience at this year’s Reva & David Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting.The Symposium, held each April on the campus of University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is set for April 19-21.The invitation to participate in the…
by Atmore News access_time9 months ago